Chapter 1 Administrative Building

Inside the administrative building, Su Tianyu exchanged pleasantries with Jiangzhou, Wu Han, and the others for a while, then took the initiative to lead everyone to the small garden behind the building.

These people weren't professional soldiers. The administrative building was filled with the heavy stench of blood, and there were still many corpses that hadn't been dealt with, so it wasn't suitable for entertaining important figures.

As the group was walking toward the garden, Su Tiannan ran over, "Liu Zi, come here for a moment."

Su Tianyu paused, then immediately told Lao Hei, "Take the leaders over first."

"Okay." Lao Hei gestured for them to proceed. "This way."

After everyone had left, Su Tianyu went to his older brother, "What's wrong?"

Standing on the pebble path in the small garden, Su Tiannan actually looked a bit embarrassed. "I... I don't really know how to say this."

"What can't you say to me?" Su Tianyu frowned. "Did the Huagong Hui (Chinese Labor Association) pass conditions through you?"

"No, no," Su Tiannan waved his hand. "The higher-ups haven't talked to me yet."

"Then what is it?"

"It's like this." Su Tiannan scratched his head, a slightly ingratiating expression on his face. "Now that the overall situation is basically settled, the three parties will divide the cake later, right?"

"Yeah, although there are many forces, roughly speaking, if you exclude the local government, there are really only three parties," Su Tianyu replied immediately. "The Huagong Hui, Lao Li's (Old Li) team, and the mysterious Eastern forces represented by Jiangzhou."

"Yeah, I know." Su Tiannan was silent for a moment. "It's like this, no one would dare to touch the big picture of those three parties. But among the people who follow those three parties to eat the cake, could you arrange for someone to come in for me?"

Su Tianyu blinked, instantly knowing what the other party wanted to say. "Zhang Taotao?"

"Exactly." Su Tiannan said firmly, "I'm not doing this for myself. I simply want to subvert her..."

"Cut the crap!" Su Tianyu said speechlessly. "You just want to hook up with her, don't you?! Big brother, using the city's dividends to pick up a girl, aren't you being a bit wasteful?"

"Indecent!" Su Tiannan glared. "Is your big brother the kind of person who can't walk straight when he sees a woman?"

"Of course! If you could have walked straight back then, would you have ended up in prison?" Su Tianyu replied smoothly.

"...!" Su Tiannan was speechless and turned to leave. "Never mind."

"Look at you!" Su Tianyu grabbed him. "Are you really going to leave her a share?"

"Of course!" Su Tiannan replied, "From a public perspective, Zhang Taotao's abilities are obvious to all, right? And she can mobilize large sums of money at critical moments, which would be beneficial to both Lao Li's team and me. For example, if I want to move up within the Huagong Hui in the future, it would be easier to operate with someone like her on the outside. From a private perspective... I really want to hook up with her, I love her so damn much."

Hearing this, Su Tianyu clicked his tongue.

"She's helped me a lot, and her situation within the group hasn't been very good recently," Su Tiannan said softly. "I want to take this opportunity to pull her out."

"Let me tell you, dividing the cake now might be even harder than fighting the war before. There are too many forces controlled by the three parties, who gets more, who gets less, how to negotiate, that's all going to be a back-and-forth tug-of-war." Su Tianyu paused. "Let me think of a way."

"Help me out, this concerns the happiness of my later life." The big brother looked at Liu Zi expectantly. "And if I can get her, wouldn't her share also be part of our family's wealth?"

"You've really changed a lot now," Su Tianyu said speechlessly. "Even your personality has changed."

"There's no way around it, experience makes people grow..."

...

Ten minutes later.

Su Tianyu walked into the small garden, smiling as he said to Jiangzhou and Wu Han, who were sitting under the sunshade, "Just entered the city, there are a lot of tedious things to take care of."

"It's okay, come and sit." Jiangzhou beckoned.

Su Tianyu bent down and sat down, looking at Wu Han with gratitude. "Thanks to Brother Wu for helping to subvert the Sauri sailors and the Gala armed forces, otherwise, we really wouldn't have been able to take this city."

"Hehe, it's the result of everyone's efforts." Wu Han replied smoothly.

Jiangzhou rested his chin on his hand, looking askance at Dog Liu Zi, "You've finally stood up this time, the control of a main city has fallen into Lao Li's pocket, then all kinds of personnel appointments in the future will definitely have to go through your hands, you are now the well-deserved political godfather!"

"Oh, big brother, please don't praise me like that." Su Tianyu waved his hand. "I can make the decisions about charging into battle, but the distribution of benefits is the job of the top leader. Just now, Lao Li even called me, directly telling me that all these decisions have to wait until the military and political situation in Panama City stabilizes, and we shouldn't engage in internal digestion first. Big brother, what do you say, what does it mean not to engage in internal digestion? Isn't he just telling me that now that the war is over, just stay put, and don't represent him and make wild promises to your side and the Huagong Hui, he never intended to give me that power!"

"Hehe." Wu Han was stunned for a moment, then grinned.

Jiangzhou pointed at Su Tianyu. "When you were asking for my help, you called me Brother Jiang with every breath, but after the city was broken, you're playing this game with me? I haven't even spoken yet, and you're already blocking my mouth? How about it, Brother Han, I told you, if this person isn't eliminated, he will definitely become a great problem!"

Hearing this, Su Tianyu clapped his hands. "Big brother, I really didn't lie to you! Lao Li really called me just now, come on, if you don't believe me, look at the call history. Before the war, I called you big brother; after the war, can I call you grandpa? Now is really not the time to talk about the distribution of benefits, I can't make the decisions."

"Brother, we don't mean to force you," Wu Han interjected. "We're just asking what your side's thoughts are..."

"I'll go back to The Dragon City Rises tomorrow and talk to Lao Li in person, the results will be out in three days at the latest, okay?" Su Tianyu replied.

"Sure, the political godfather has spoken, who can say anything?" Jiangzhou picked up his coffee cup. "Come on, let's have a drink, celebrate the victory."

Su Tianyu picked up his coffee cup, sighed, and said, "Alas, although I can't make decisions on the big direction, I still have to do the scraps."

"What kind of scraps?" Jiangzhou asked.

"The canal was bombed, this place has to be rebuilt, right? The port has to be reopened as soon as possible, right? Otherwise, it will affect the arms business. And the Blackwater Corps, if we want to talk about cooperation with them, then we have to have an attitude, we have to give them some economic compensation, right?" Su Tianyu shook his head helplessly. "I have to deal with all these troublesome things!"

Jiangzhou looked at Su Tianyu cautiously, not responding.

"Brother, why don't you give me some money first?!" Su Tianyu looked at Jiangzhou. "Help me deal with the emergency first!"

Jiangzhou blinked, cursing inwardly, as soon as this loser smiles, there's definitely no good outcome.

...

Panama City District.

Bruna sat in the car and said to the people outside, "According to the prepared list, cooperate with the Blackwater Corps and the Chi (尺) Army officers to search for the rebels throughout the city."

"Yes, Speaker!" The people outside nodded.

Da Bai (Big White) rolled up the car window and said softly to Bruna, "Are you tired? I'll take you back to the administrative building."

"Forget it, it's full of the pungent smell of blood." Bruna shook her head. "I want to go back to the apartment to rest."

"Okay, I'll take you there." Da Bai immediately raised his head and shouted to the driver, "Notify the guard vehicles, let's go."